اقضواspend معwith الألعابthe toys يومday العيدEid
اقضوا مع الألعاب يوم العيد
فلقدfor indeed قضيتُI spent معwith المدافعthe cannons عيديmy Eid
فلقد قضيتُ مع المدافع عيدي
Spend Eid day with your toys,
Spend the holiday playing games,
for I spent my Eid with cannons.
While I spent my holiday with cannons.
لاno فرقdifference ياO أطفالُchildren فيماin what بينناbetween us
لا فرق يا أطفالُ فيما بيننا
لعبtoys تطيرfly كقاذفاتlike bombers حديدِiron
لعب تطير كقاذفات حديدِ
There is no difference between us, children:
There is no difference between us, O children,
toys fly like bombers of iron.
In toys that fly like iron missiles.
الفرقthe difference فيماin what بينناbetween us أنيthat I أرىI see
الفرق فيما بيننا أني أرى
ماwhat لمnot ترواyou have seen منof رجفةtrembling وجنودِand soldiers
ما لم تروا من رجفة وجنودِ
The difference between us is that I see
The difference between us is that I see
what you have not seen: trembling and soldiers.
What you did not see of tremors and armies.
أناI أعرفI know القصفthe bombardment الذيwhich لمnot تعرفواyou have known
أنا أعرف القصف الذي لم تعرفوا
عنهabout it وأعرفand I know صرخةthe cry التهديدِthe threat
عنه وأعرف صرخة التهديدِ
I know the bombardment you know nothing
I know the shelling you did not know about,
about, and I know the threatening cry.
And I know the scream of threats.
الفرقthe difference أنيthat I لاnot أنامI sleep إذاwhen سجىgrows still
الفرق أني لا أنام إذا سجى
ليليmy night وقُضّيَand was spent ليلكمyour night برقودِin slumber
ليلي وقُضّيَ ليلكم برقودِ
The difference is that I do not sleep when stillness settles
The difference is that I do not sleep when
over my night, while your night is spent in slumber.
My night grows dark, while your night passes in slumber.
عيديتيmy Eid gift عندat الصباحmorning رصاصةa bullet
عيديتي عند الصباح رصاصة
وتُعَيّدونand you celebrate Eid بلعبةwith a toy ونقودِand money
وتُعَيّدون بلعبة ونقودِ
My Eid gift in the morning is a bullet,
My holiday morning is a bullet,
and you celebrate Eid with a toy and money.
While you celebrate with a toy and money.
ماnot ضرنيharmed me ثوبٌa garment عليّon me مرقعٌpatched
ما ضرني ثوبٌ عليّ مرقعٌ
أوor لبسكمyour wearing فيduring العيدEid كلevery جديدِnew thing
أو لبسكم في العيد كل جديدِ
A patched garment upon me does me no harm,
I am not bothered by a tattered garment on me
nor does your wearing everything new at Eid.
Or your new clothes on the holiday.
قاتلتI fought فيin صغريmy childhood وأعظمand the greatest عدتيmy armament
قاتلت في صغري وأعظم عدتي
جلدٌendurance أذيبُI melt بهwith it جبالmountains جليدِice
جلدٌ أذيبُ به جبال جليدِ
I fought in childhood, and my greatest weapon
I fought in my childhood, and my greatest weapon
is endurance, with which I melt mountains of ice.
Is skin that melts mountains of ice.
لوif مسّtouched طفلاًa child شوكةٌa thorn لمnot يسترحwould rest
لو مسّ طفلاً شوكةٌ لم يسترح
آباؤكمyour fathers إلاexcept بألفwith a thousand ضميِدِbandage
آباؤكم إلا بألف ضميِدِ
If a thorn pricked a child, there would be no rest
If a thorn pricked a child, your fathers
for your fathers without a thousand bandages.
Would not rest until a thousand bandages.
وأناand I أسيرI walk علىon الدماءthe blood مضرجاًdrenched
وأنا أسير على الدماء مضرجاً
بدمٍin blood أضمِدهI bandage it بربطby binding وريديmy vein
بدمٍ أضمِده بربط وريدي
And I walk upon blood, drenched
While I walk bloodied, bandaging my wounds
in blood that I staunch by binding my vein.
With ties and veins.
تبكونyou weep لحظاتmoments إذاwhen انكسرتbreak لكمfor you
تبكون لحظات إذا انكسرت لكم
لعبٌtoys ودمعيand my tears لاnot يفكrelease خدوديmy cheeks
لعبٌ ودمعي لا يفك خدودي
You weep for a few moments when your
You cry for moments when a toy breaks for you,
toys break, while my tears never leave my cheeks.
While my tears do not leave my cheeks.
يأيهاO الأطفالchildren إنيindeed I مثلكمlike you
يأيها الأطفال إني مثلكم
طفلٌa child لأحلاميfor my dreams سقيتI watered وروديmy roses
طفلٌ لأحلامي سقيت ورودي
O children, I am like you:
O children, I am like you,
a child; I watered my roses for my dreams.
A child whose dreams I watered roses.
هلdo عندكمyou have حلوىsweets ؟ فإنيfor indeed I لمnot أجدI have found
هل عندكم حلوى ؟ فإني لم أجد
إلاexcept رغيفاًa loaf نصفهhalf of it للدودِfor the worms
إلا رغيفاً نصفه للدودِ
Do you have sweets? For I have found nothing
Do you have candy? I did not find
but a loaf, half of it for the worms.
Except half a loaf for worms.
هلdo تضحكونyou laugh وتلعبونand you play ؟ فإننيfor indeed I
هل تضحكون وتلعبون ؟ فإنني
أقضيI spend النهارthe day بحيرتيin my bewilderment وشروديand my distraction
أقضي النهار بحيرتي وشرودي
Do you laugh and play? For I
Do you laugh and play? I spend my day
spend the day in my bewilderment and distraction.
With my confusion and wandering.
يوماًone day رأيتI saw أبيmy father يموتdie وجدتيand my grandmother
يوماً رأيت أبي يموت وجدتي
تبكيshe weeps وتحضنهand she embraces him بُنَيّmy little son وحيديmy only one
تبكي وتحضنه بُنَيّ وحيدي
One day I saw my father die, and my grandmother
One day I saw my father die, and found my grandmother
weeping and embracing him: 'My little son, my only one!'
Crying and hugging him, her only beloved.
ورأيتand I saw أميmy mother عندماwhen ذهبواthey went بهاwith her
ورأيت أمي عندما ذهبوا بها
ترنوshe gazes إليat me بطهرهاwith her purity المؤودِburied alive
ترنو إلي بطهرها المؤودِ
And I saw my mother, when they took her away,
I saw my mother when they took her,
gazing at me, her purity buried alive.
Yearning for me with her affection.
الكلeveryone منfrom حوليaround me يروعis terrified قلبهhis heart
الكل من حولي يروع قلبه
فيfor والدٍa father وحليلةًand a wife ووليدِand a newborn child
في والدٍ وحليلةً ووليدِ
Everyone around me has a heart struck with fear
Everyone around me frightens their heart
for a father, a wife, and a newborn child.
For a parent, a wife, and a newborn.
هذيthese ربوعregions الأرضthe earth داريmy home لمnot تعدis any longer
هذي ربوع الأرض داري لم تعد
داريmy home التيthat ضمتsheltered أبيmy father وجدوديand my forefathers
داري التي ضمت أبي وجدودي
These lands—my home—are no longer
These lands are no longer my home,
the home that sheltered my father and forefathers.
That housed my father and ancestors.
سحقتwere crushed بيوتhomes الأبرياءthe innocent فأينهاso where are they?
سحقت بيوت الأبرياء فأينها
منfrom روعةsplendor التصميمthe design والتشييدِand construction
من روعة التصميم والتشييدِ
The homes of the innocent were crushed; what remains
The homes of the innocent are crushed, so where are they
of the splendor of their design and construction?
From the splendor of design and construction?
صارتbecame بيوتhomes الأمنينthose living in safety قبورهمtheir graves
صارت بيوت الأمنين قبورهم
جثثٌcorpses وأنقاضٌand rubble وألفand a thousand فقيدِa lost loved one
جثثٌ وأنقاضٌ وألف فقيدِ
The homes of those living in safety became their graves:
The homes of the faithful became their graves,
corpses, rubble, and a thousand lost loved ones.
Corpses, rubble and a thousand absent.
نادتنيَcalled to me الأرضthe earth التيthat أغرقتهاI flooded it
نادتنيَ الأرض التي أغرقتها
بمدامعيwith my tears وعمرُتهاand I enlivened it بسجوديwith my prostrations
بمدامعي وعمرُتها بسجودي
The earth called to me, the earth I had flooded
The land called me which I flooded
with my tears and enlivened with my prostrations.
With my tears and lived in it with my prayers.
ياO بسمةsmile الطفلthe child البرئinnocent جريرةa crime
يا بسمة الطفل البرئ جريرة
أنthat تذبحيyou be slaughtered جزعاًin anguish بعينby an eye حقودِhate-filled
أن تذبحي جزعاً بعين حقودِ
O innocent child's smile, it is a crime
O smile of the innocent child, it is a crime
that you should be slaughtered in anguish by a hate-filled eye.
To slaughter you in fear with a resentful eye.
ماnot كنتI was ياO أطفالchildren أحسدكمI envy you علىfor
ما كنت يا أطفال أحسدكم على
عيشa life بظلin the shade المغرياتtemptations رغيدcomfortable
عيش بظل المغريات رغيد
I have never, children, envied you
I did not, O children, envy you
your comfortable life in the shade of temptations.
Living in the shadow of luxuries, relaxed.
خلوkeep لكمfor yourselves فيduring عيدكمyour Eid ألعابكمyour toys
خلو لكم في عيدكم ألعابكم
فلديfor I have ألعابٌtoys منof البارودِgunpowder
فلدي ألعابٌ من البارودِ
Keep your toys to yourselves at your Eid,
Leave your toys to yourselves on your holiday,
for I have toys made of gunpowder.
For I have toys of gunpowder.
أناI لمnot أعدI am any longer طفلاًa child فماfor nothing يرويquenches ظمأٍthe thirst
أنا لم أعد طفلاً فما يروي ظمأٍ
قلبيmy heart سوىexcept عيشa life كعيشlike a life أسودِlions
قلبي سوى عيش كعيش أسودِ
I am no longer a child, for nothing quenches the thirst
I am no longer a child, nothing quenches
of my heart but a life like that of lions.
My heart's thirst but life like black bread.
لاdo not توقفواstop التلفازthe television منfrom ألعابكمyour games
لا توقفوا التلفاز من ألعابكم
فلربماfor perhaps تبدوappears دماءblood شهيدِa martyr
فلربما تبدو دماء شهيدِ
Do not interrupt your games on television,
Do not turn off the TV from your games,
for a martyr's blood may appear.
Perhaps the blood of a martyr will appear.
قدmay تشمئزrecoil نفوسكمyour souls منfrom جثةa corpse
قد تشمئز نفوسكم من جثة
تبدوappears عقيبafter الفاتناتthe alluring women الغيدِthe graceful ones
تبدو عقيب الفاتنات الغيدِ
Your souls may recoil from a corpse
Your souls may be disgusted by a corpse
appearing after the alluring, graceful women.
That appears after the beauties of singing.
لاnot أطلبI ask الإشفاقpity منfrom أبائكمyour fathers
لا أطلب الإشفاق من أبائكم
فأناfor I لأعدائيtoward my enemies أشدmost intensely عنيدِunyielding
فأنا لأعدائي أشد عنيدِ
I ask no pity from your fathers,
I do not ask for sympathy from your fathers,
for I am most unyielding toward my enemies.
For I am more stubborn than my enemies.
قالواthey said وحيدٌalone قلتI said ماnot ضلwas lost الهدىguidance
قالوا وحيدٌ قلت ما ضل الهدى
منwhoever عاشlives بالتوحيدby God's oneness غيرnot وحيدِalone
من عاش بالتوحيد غير وحيدِ
They said, 'Alone.' I said, 'Guidance is not lost;
They said alone, I said the right guidance is not lost
whoever lives by faith in God's oneness is not alone.'
For those who lived by monotheism, not alone.
قالواthey said طريدan outcast قلتI said فيin قاموسكمyour dictionary
قالوا طريد قلت في قاموسكم
أوor فيon سبيلthe path اللهof God اسمa word طريدِoutcast
أو في سبيل الله اسم طريدِ
They said, 'An outcast.' I said, 'In your dictionary—
They said exiled, I said in your dictionary
or is there a word for 'outcast' along God's path?'
Or in the way of God the name exiled.
ماnot كنتI was أحتملI endure الحياةlife بذلةin humiliation
ما كنت أحتمل الحياة بذلة
كالصقرlike a falcon يكرهhates عيشهits life بقيودِin chains
كالصقر يكره عيشه بقيودِ
I could never endure a life of humiliation,
I could not bear life in humiliation
like a falcon that hates to live in chains.
Like an eagle who hates living in chains.
طفلa child وماand not أناI للطفولةfor childhood أننيthat I
طفل وما أنا للطفولة أنني
فقتI surpassed الرجالmen بهمتيwith my resolve وصموديand my steadfastness
فقت الرجال بهمتي وصمودي
A child, yet I do not belong to childhood, for I
A child, yet I am not childish, that I
have surpassed men in my resolve and steadfastness.
Surpassed men with my determination and resilience.
Sol 6.1